honor

See also Honor

English

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɒnə/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɑnɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ɒnə(r)

Alternative forms

• honour (British, Canadian, and Irish)

Noun

honor (uncountable)

1. (chiefly US) An objectification of praiseworthiness, respect. (I.e., something that represents praiseworthiness, respect.)
2. (chiefly US) The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon.
3. (chiefly US) An ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit in bridge.
4. (chiefly US) The privilege of playing first from the tee in golf.
5. A prize or award.

Translations

objectification of praiseworthiness, respect

Armenian: պատիվ (hy) (pativ) Catalan: honor (ca) m. Cebuano: dungog Croatian: čȃst (hr) f. Czech: čest (cs) f. Dutch: eer (nl) m. Finnish: kunnia (fi), kunnioitus (fi) French: honneur (fr) m. German: Ehre (de) f. Hungarian: becsület (hu) Ido: honoro (io) Irish: clú (ga) m., oineach (ga) m., onóir (ga) f. Italian: onore (it) m. Japanese: 名誉 (めいよ, meiyo) Kurdish: ئابڕوو Latgalian: gūds m.

Latvian: gods (lv) m. Nahuatl: mauiztli Old Irish: enech n. Old Provençal: honor Polish: honor (pl) m., cześć (pl) f. Portuguese: honra (pt) Romanian: onoare (ro), cinste (ro) Russian: честь (ru) (čest’) f. Scottish Gaelic: onair (gd) f. Serbian: čast (sr) f. Slovene: čast (sl) f. Spanish: honor (es) m. Swedish: ära (sv) c. heder (sv) c. Telugu: గౌరవం (gauravam) Turkish: kıvanç (tr), onur (tr) West Frisian: eare (fy)

Derived terms

• dishonor
• dishonorable
• honorable
• honorary
• honor code
• honorific
• honor guard
• honor system
• in honor of

Verb

honor (third-person singular simple present honors, present participle honoring, simple past and past participle honored)

1. (transitive, US) To show respect for.
2. (transitive, US) To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, request, or the like).

   refuse to honor the exercise of put option

3. (transitive, US) To bestow an honor on a person

Translations

to show respect for

Dutch: eren (nl), huldigen (nl), respecteren (nl) Finnish: kunnioittaa (fi) German: ehren (de) Hungarian: becsül (hu), tisztel (hu) Irish: oirmhinnigh (ga), onóraigh (ga), tabhair onóir do (ga)

Italian: onorare (it) Old English: frēoġan (ang) Portuguese: honrar (pt) Spanish: honrar (es)

to conform to, abide by, act in accordance with

Spanish: ajustarse (es), acatar (es), respetar (es)

confer honour on

Dutch: eren (nl) Finnish: kunnioittaa (fi) German: ehren (de)

Hungarian: kitüntet (hu), megtisztel (hu) Portuguese: honrar (pt) Spanish: honrar (es)

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Portuguese: honrar (pt)

Swedish: hedra (sv) Telugu: గౌరవం (gauravaM)

Derived terms

• dishonor

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin honōrem, accusative of honor.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern) IPA: /uˈnoɾ/, SAMPA: /u"no4/
• (Western) IPA: /oˈnoɾ/, SAMPA: /o"no4/

Noun

honor m. (plural honors)

1. honour

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Latin

Noun

honor (genitive honōris); m, third declension

1. honor, esteem

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	honor	honōrēs
genitive	honōris	honōrum
dative	honōrī	honōribus
accusative	honōrem	honōrēs
ablative	honōre	honōribus
vocative	honor	honōrēs

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Old French

Alternative forms

anor enor honnor

honur onor onur

Etymology

Latin honor

Noun

honor m. (oblique plural honors, nominative singular honors, nominative plural honor)

1. honor; honour

Descendants

• English: honor, honour
• French: honneur
• Scottish Gaelic: onoir

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Polish

Etymology

From Latin honor

Noun

honor m.

1. honour, honor (objectification of praiseworthiness, respect)

Declension

    declension of honor

	singular	plural
nominative	honor	honory
genitive	honoru	honorów
dative	honorowi	honorom
accusative	honor	honory
instrumental	honorem	honorami
locative	honorze	honorach
vocative	honorze	honory

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Spanish

Noun

honor m. (plural honores)

1. honor

Related terms

• honorable
• honrar

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Swedish

Noun

honor

1. indefinite plural of hona